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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Applicant:
Takashi Nishimura, Hokkaido, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Nishimura, Hokkaido, JP;
Assignees:
National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JP;
Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 31/7068 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61K 31/7068 (2013.01); A61K 39/39558 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C07K 16/2815 (2013.01); C07K 16/2866 (2013.01);
Abstract
An objective of the present invention is to provide novel therapeutic agents for cancer, which have an excellent antitumor effect in cancer patients by enhancing their immune function. The present inventors discovered that the administration of at IL-6 inhibitor and/or gemcitabine or a salt thereof to tumor-bearing organisms yields an excellent antitumor T cell response-enhancing effect, and completed the present invention. In addition, the present inventors discovered that the T cell response-enhancing effect produces an excellent antitumor effect.